Fiddlers Contest

May 18, 2018 - May 19, 2018

The Nevada State Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest returns to the Eureka Opera House on May 18-19, 2018. The event begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with the featured group Sierra Silver Strings from Reno, Nevada. Their performance will be followed by a “Hot Fiddle” contest, and then a jam session which is open to all interested fiddlers, guitarists, mandolin players, and double bass players. Contest registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, and playing commences at 9:30 a.m. and continues until all competitors have competed. Close to $4,000.00 in prize money is provided this year. The Nevada State Old-Time Fiddlers’ contest is sponsored by the Eureka County Recreation Board, the Nevada Commission on Tourism, and Eureka Restoration Enterprise. The event is free to the public.